Rozpaws wrote. So all wireless routers work with either Mac or PC? Technically, yes. However, having explored cheaper alternatives, I finally realized the router that worked best with both Macs and PCs was Apple's AirPort. Oddly enough it was the Windows PC that my Linksys kept kicking off the network. After I replaced it with an Extreme all was well. The Extreme runs for months on end without complaint.
Dec 5, 2018 - CNET editors review and choose the top 802.11ac routers. These include product photos and video and user reviews. So Mac customers will discover this router to be the very best to install. Designed to be like minded with Windows PCs as nicely, it can join a most of 50 users. Your Mac has a native software known as AirPort utility, that will help you effortlessly installation this router.
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Apple's AirPort base stations are also the only ones I know of that support the Bonjour Sleep Proxy, a protocol used in conjunction with Back to My Mac. They are also guaranteed to work with AirPrint printers and may have features designed to address future OS X or iOS improvements we don't know about yet. Do it right and buy an AirPort.
Besides their reputation for reliability you can count on getting accurate technical support for them on this site. Go to Cisco's support website and draw your own conclusions. As someone that has been using a Mac and PC for quite a while now, and as someone that owns Apple Time Capsule and Airport Express routers i would just like to say that if you are all Mac users then Apple routers do the job. That being said there are so many better routers out there. For the price of Apple routers you can get so many better ones.
The Netgear Nighthawk, and Asus RT-AC68U are far better choices - especially for someone with a Mac. They also support the new and upcoming 5g and 802.11ac (Which most new Macs support). I would reccomend those two routers for sure, especially if your a PC and Mac user.
In fact i would recconomend them for just Mac users. I have the Asus - online streaming, gaming, xbox, netflix is all a breeze. I know im a bit late, but couldnt help but reply.
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My personal experience has proven the Airport Extreme product to be very reliable. I have two units serving to differt locations with a broard range of devices. Apple offers English speaking customer support. My only previous router experience was with Linksys (Cisco) and I found that as there devices age you are constantly having to reset the units to recover the connection.
This experience repeated over the years with three LinkSys units. One exception would be - if your like to tinker around with the router configuration Apple has a bare bones Airport Utility that over the years has been stripped of most of the features found in the browser based network utilities. But for me I find the Aiport Extreme to be 'extremely' reliable choice. Apple Footer.
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